The
biggest place to visit in Fredericksburg is the National Museum of the Pacific
War. When you get tickets, it’s for 48 hours. This allows you to spread the
visit over 2 days. That extra time is needed. For one, the topic is so complicated
you can only take in a few hours before you can’t accept any more information.
For another, the museum is full of short movies, voices of soldiers, pictures,
displays to read, and objects from the war. The movies are the best because
they can explain certain battles better. They show ships arriving, ships
sinking, soldiers moving in a front, and soldiers disappearing from the screen
as they die. The pictures can be pretty graphic. It’s an intense experience.
The
items they display are almost all authentic pieces from the times. Some are as
small as a soldier’s personal items or as big as a Japanese submarine that was
at Pearl Harbor during the bombing.
After a
day of this, we needed to relax. Nearby is Pedernales Brewing Company. For $10
a person, you get a tour, four beers to sample, and a glass to take home. We
enjoyed the beers along with the conversations with two other couples that were
visiting. The tour was short, but we still learned more about brewing.
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